Chapter 35

Lily POV

The next day, I was still in a deep sleep, loving what I was doing in my dreams when it seemed to me like I was hearing Celeste’s voice in my mind.

“Hey, Lily. It’s time to wake up for your first training. Come on!”

It was soft at first, almost like an echo as if I was dreaming until I heard someone knocking on the door. I jolted awake; I realized that Celeste was the one who had just mindlinked me to wake up. This was the first time someone was mindlinking me aside from Alpha Kai and it felt so good.

Although it was a bit disorienting, yet a little thrilling. This was a new experience for me – being connected to people in such a direct way warmed my heart. For the first time in my life, I felt like I belonged and I would do my best to make sure I get used to it.

The clock on my bedside table read 5:00 Am, and it was still dark outside. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I wondered why I had to wake this early again when Celeste’s voice reached me the second time.

“The training